Being involved in a car accident can be a traumatic experience even if it’s relatively minor. While you might feel scared and confused after an accident, it’s important that you don’t freeze up. To protect your rights following a car accident, you need to make several important phone calls as soon as possible.
The Police
Many people try to avoid involving the police in an accident. The thinking is to give the driver who was at fault a break and to keep both drivers’ insurance rates from going up.…
You might find yourself having to negotiate with an insurance claims adjuster after submitting a demand letter regarding your personal injury claim.
To be successful during these negotiations, you should understand the process of arguing the strengths of a claim with an adjuster. If you have any questions on the process, you can discuss them with your personal injury lawyer. You can also consider the following tips:
Have a goal in mind…
While getting in any accident is not an ideal situation to be in, if your destiny for the day is to get in an automobile accident the last type of vehicle you want to collide with is a commercial truck. A fully loaded commercial truck (such as a trash truck or a semi transporting goods to a store) can weigh as much as 25 times what a traditional automobile weighs. When a truck weighing so much more than a vehicle collides with it, it is not uncommon for both serious and fatal injuries to be the result.…
